Analysis of Innovative Vapor Compression and Thermal Energy Storage Systems Using Alternative Refrigerants by Morad, Bahaa

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The Potential of Lettuce Seed Assay for Sustainable Applied Toxicity Testing by Ammar M. S. Abdalla (23752962)

“…In the current work Lettuce <i>(Lactuca sativa L. var. buttercrunch</i>) seeds were used as a bioindicator (BI), or a biological tool for detecting the presence of some toxic materials used in tanning industry and determining their concentrations using the germination percentage as a parameter (indicator). …”

Thermodynamic analysis of a new renewable energy based hybrid system for hydrogen liquefaction by Ratlamwala, Tahir Abdul Hussain

“…It is found that when mass flow rate of air increases the energetic and exergetic COPs decrease in an exponential form from 2.6 to 1.9, and 0.4 to 0.3, respectively. …”
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Implications of the medication regimen complexity index score on hospital readmissions in elderly patients with heart failure: a retrospective cohort study by Asmaa Abdelbary (16400059)

“…There was no link between a high MCRI score and a high 30-day readmission rate (OR 1.02; 95% CI 0.99–1.05; p < 0.13). A high MCRI score was associated with an initial significant increase in the 90-day readmission rate (odd ratio, 1.03; 95% CI, 1.00-1.07; p < 0.022), but not after adjusting for independent factors (odd ratio, 0.99; 95% CI, 0.95–1.03; p < 0.487). …”

DNA Base-Calling Techniques by Odeh, Fadi

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Investigating the Role of Students’ Attainment, Aptitude and Attitude Assessments in Predicting SAT Achievement: The Case of US-Curriculum Schools in the UAE by HADI, LAMES ABDUL

“…Some studies have focused on investigating the relationship and/or predictability between one or two types of assessment within the academic, cognitive, or affective domains (Chen et al., 2012; Donati, Meaburn & Dumontheil, 2019; Gonzalez, 2015; Hong, 2018). …”
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Evaluation of light-activated Ru(II) prodrugs and their photoproducts as potential anti-cancer agents by Elias, Maria

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Testing and Evaluation of a Smart Irrigation System Towards Smart Landscaping in UAE by Al Sulaimani, Fatma

“…The outcomes of the use of SMS have shown better results in water conservation, 21%, and 26% decrease in water consumption for the months of September and October, respectively.…”
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Causes of Delay in Construction Projects in Oil and Gas Construction Industry by FANOUSSE, MARWA IMAD

“…With regard to design, the contractor’s need to decrease construction costs through a cheaper design was found to be a factor in design changes. …”
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Tailoring the Electrochemical Properties of ZnS Electrodes via Cobalt Doping for Improved Supercapacitor Application by Emmanuel Tom (6751298)

“…It was observed that, at a scan rate of 10 mV s⁻¹, pure ZnS has a specific capacitance of only 460.7 F g⁻¹; however, the Co-doping in ZnS increases it to 947.8 F g−1 for the 5% Co-doped sample, Co (0.05): ZnS. …”

Immune Checkpoints in Circulating and Tumor-Infiltrating CD4+ T Cell Subsets in Colorectal Cancer Patients by Salman M. Toor (8854751)

“…Additionally, tumor-infiltrating CD4⁺ T cells upregulated programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1), cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein-4 (CTLA-4), T cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain-3 (TIM-3) and lymphocyte-activation gene 3 (LAG-3). …”

Effects of natural organic matter on aggregation kinetics of boron nanoparticles in monovalent and divalent electrolytes by Liu, Xuyang

“…The addition of SRHA caused the boron nanoparticles to stabilize and resulted in (1) decreased attachment efficiency for the reaction-controlled regime and (2) an increase in the critical coagulation concentration, in CaCl2 and MgCl2 solutions. …”
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Acute exposure to cigarette smoking followed by myocardial infarction aggravates renal damage in an In vivo mouse model by Kobeissy, Firas

“…Molecular analysis revealed that nephrin expression was significantly reduced in the S+MI group, whereas sodium-hydrogen exchanger-1 (NHE-1) was significantly increased, suggesting altered glomerular filtration and kidney functions. …”
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Bariatric surgery: a potential cure for asthma? by Chaaban, Toufic A.

“…Follow-up duration was variable, being mostly of 1 year, with some studies reporting long-term outcomes after 5 years. …”
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Prevalence and attributable health burden of chronic respiratory diseases, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 by Joan B Soriano (6458528)

“…Premature mortality from chronic respiratory diseases seems to be highest in regions with less-resourced health systems on a per-capita basis. Funding Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.…”

Assessing additional fuel consumption from cabin thermal comfort and auxiliary needs on the worldwide harmonized light vehicles test cycle by Mansour, Charbel

“…Results show consumption increases of 20% to 96% compared to the currently adopted WLTP, depending on the considered climate.…”
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Reputation-Based Cooperative Detection Model of Selfish Nodes in Cluster-Based QoS-OLSR Protocol by Moati, Nadia

“…It considers the quality of service (QoS) of the nodes during the selection of the multi-point relay (MPRs) nodes. One of the drawbacks of this protocol is the presence of selfish nodes that degrade the network lifetime. …”
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Central CO2 chemoreception and integrated neural mechanisms of cardiovascular and respiratory control by Guyenet, Patrice G.

“…In this review, we examine why blood pressure (BP) and sympathetic nerve activity (SNA) increase during a rise in central nervous system (CNS) Pco2 (central chemoreceptor stimulation). …”
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Students' honesty in evaluating their teachers by Mattar, D.

“…Anonymous students’ evaluations to measure teachers’ performance has become extremely popular in universities around the world and are used to make critical decision with respect to faculty personnel retention, promotion and other. One concern for these evaluations is the likelihood for response bias and the degree of reliability. …”
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Sleep, Diet and Chrononutrition: Studying the Dual Effect of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBTi) on Sleep and Dietary Habits by Nicolas, Petra Joseph

“…Rationale: Sleep and diet are two essential pillars of health that closely influence one another. Poor sleep has been directly linked to poor dietary habits, including increased cravings for energy-dense foods and irregular meal patterns. …”
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